Avery's motorcycle interest is not secret. Even the librarians know how much he loves the subject based on the books and videos he checks out. Recently, after watching a very worn motorcycle video from the library, Avery decided to take his motorcycle trike outside for a spin on the driveway.
Two fifth grade neighborhood girls were riding their bicycles in our cul-de-sac. Naturally, Avery strikes up a conversation with them about their rides while I translated his jabber. He was asking about their tires, bike chain and then finally asked where the engine was. They explained that bicycles didn't have engines. Well, that confused him, so Avery popped the seat of his trike and started to show them his impressive imaginary engine.
Maybe many girls don't understand the big deal about having big engines, but what is understood is the sweet effort to make them smile. : )
